MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII AND METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCI FROM SEPTICEMIA PATIENTS IN PESHAWAR
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MDR, A. baumannii, Staphylococci, Sequencing, Staphylococcus arlettae
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Septicemia is a leading cause of death worldwide. Acinetobacter baumannii and methicillin-resistant Staphylococci are common causative agents. It's really dangerous to the general population's health. The present state of bacterial isolates and their antibiotic resistance profile is crucial information for doctors and other healthcare practitioners to have in order to intervene effectively. Patients with septicemia in Peshawar were analyzed for the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococci and Acinetobacter baumannii. Patients at the Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar who were thought to have septicemia had 100 blood samples obtained from them. Biochemical and phylogenetic analyses validated the isolated blood stains. They also took an antibiotic sensitivity test. Strains that were first validated biochemically were then confirmed by sequencing. Three Acinetobacter baumannii isolates (HB-1, HB-2, and HB-3) and four Staphylococcus isolates (S-1, S-2, S-3, and S-4) were sequenced to verify their authenticity. Of a total of 100 blood samples, 62% were positive for bacterial growth, whereas 38% were negative. There were 23 Staphylococci (37.09%), 11 Acinetobacter baumannii (17.74%), and 28 other species (45.16%) among the positive samples. A little neonatal majority was observed, with the required species being acquired from 20 (58.82%) male patients and 14 (41.7% female patients). Among male patients, those between the ages of 1 and 18 had the greatest rate of A. baumannii, whereas among female patients, those 50 and older had the lowest rate of A. baumannii isolates. xi Patients between the ages of 1 and 18 were found to have the highest rate of Staphylococci isolation, whereas patients between the ages of 18 and 50 had the lowest prevalence. Nine (81.8%) of the eleven (17.74%) A. baumannii tested were multidrug-resistant, while just two (18.18%) were responsive to antibiotics. Twenty-three of the bacteria (37.09%) were Staphylococci, and all of them were resistant to methicillin. Among the Acinetobacter sequenced, HB-1 was determined to be Acinetobacter junii, HB-2 and HB-3 to be Acinetobacter baumannii, and S-1 to be Staphylococcus hominis, S-2 and S-4 to be Staphylococcus haemolyticus, and S-3 to be Staphylococcus arlettae.
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Zunaira Javed
Sarhad institute of Allied Health Sciences, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
Syeda Hira
Department of Health Sciences Technology National Skills University Islamabad
Sadia Sardar
Department of Microbiology, Women University Swabi, Pakistan
Hira Ikram
Institute of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Bacha Khan University charsadda, Pakistan
Iqbal Nisa
Department of Microbiology, Women University Swabi, Pakistan
Nain Taara Bukhari5
Bahria University College of Allied Health Sciences (BUCAHS), Bahria University Health Sciences Campus Karachi.
Sajid Iqbal
Centre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of swat, Pakistan
Huma Mir
Department of Biosciences COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Farah Shireen
Department of Allied Health Sciences, Iqra National University, Peshawar Campus
Muhammad Saqib Khalil
Sarhad institute of Allied Health Sciences, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan